Among those who died as a result of the events On June 24, there were military pilots from the Pskov garrison. The governor of the Pskov region, Mikhail Vedernikov, in his video message published on the Telegram channel, named the two Ka-52 pilots who died during the mutiny of the Wagner PMC units. into a civil war with a large number of victims. However, thanks to the coordinated work of many departments, it was possible to prevent a disaster and save thousands of lives. He also expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and emphasized that the crew of the Ka-52 helicopter, Lieutenant Colonel Alexei Vorozhtsov and Lieutenant Denis Oleinikov, duly fulfilled their military duty and tried to prevent the devastating consequences of the reckless actions of the rebels.
Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier he also stated that the military pilots who died during the mutiny had honorably fulfilled the order and their military duty.